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Mohu Won 33 Billion by Not Taking Back All the Slate

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Mol's concession subsidiary, Mohu Mol Waste Management Co., made an astonishing amount of revenue last year from the fact that many people did not return their deposit-based beverage bottles, bottles, and cans, Free Europe noted. According to MOHU's 2024 report, the company lost 32.9 billion forints last year. Mohu wrote in its report that "the bottles that were not returned are accounted for as other income." This is where the 32.9 billion fori…
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The 50 forint deposit is always paid by the customer, but if the bottle is not returned, MOHU benefits. The post MOHU made billions on those who do not return the bottles first appeared on Most Hír.

The Hungarian model, which was promoted last year, is a real Hungarian innovation in the European Union, especially when it comes to the bottle return system. Hungary is the only place in Europe where waste management is not ... ...

Mol's concession subsidiary, Mohu Mol Waste Management Co., made an astonishing amount of revenue last year from the fact that many people did not return their deposit-based beverage bottles, bottles, and cans, Free Europe noted. According to MOHU's 2024 report, the company lost 32.9 billion forints last year. Mohu wrote in its report that "the bottles that were not returned are accounted for as other income." This is where the 32.9 billion fori…

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Hungary is the only place in Europe where the waste manager does not receive the redemption fee for the quantity collected, but already at the moment of putting it on the market. With this method, the company gets its money before it completes the order. MOHU therefore earns a gross HUF 50 for each bottle that is not returned, writes Free Europe.According to the report of MOHU MOL Waste Management Zrt. In 2024, for this reason, 32.9 billion fori…

·Hungary
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Hungary is the only place in Europe where the waste management company does not receive the redemption fee based on the amount collected, but rather is paid by the manufacturers at the moment of release into circulation. MOHU earns a gross 50 forints on every unredeemed bottle. Last year, it was 32.9 billion forints.

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Szabad Európa broke the news in on Wednesday, June 11, 2025.
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